000 FZNT23 KNHC 160244 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 15 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA. SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. AMZ089-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS... HURRICANE IGOR AT 20.2N 56.5W 942 MB AT 11 PM EDT UTC MOVING W NW OR 295 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS TO 140 KT. IGOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR 20.8N 57.6W AROUND SUNRISE THU...NEAR 21.7N 59.2W SUNSET THU...NEAR 22.6N 60.8W SUNRISE FRI CONTINUING N OF AREA TO NEAR 24.0N 62.6W SUNSET FRI. $$ AMZ082-160330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 15 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N CENTRAL WATERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 81W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 20N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...W OF 81W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 81W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-160330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 15 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ AMZ086-160330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 15 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 65W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 13N E OF 67W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 68W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN NE ATLC PASSAGES. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING SWELL NE PASSAGES. .SUN...W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...W OF 68W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-160330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 15 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 17N... .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 17N. HIGHEST WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 16N WITH HIGHEST SEAS 47 FT NEAR CENTER WITH EYE DIAMETER 22 NM. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 13N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 175 NM OF CENTER. .SAT...N OF 17N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .SUN...N OF 19N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. FROM 14N TO 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SUBSIDING MIXED SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IGOR IS EXPECTED TO MOVE N WITH HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SPREADING OVER THE WATERS N OF 23N E OF 69W FRI THROUGH SUN WITH CONDITIONS SHIFTING N OF AREA SUN NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-160330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 15 2010 ...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 23N E OF 69W FRI INTO SUN... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN BUILDING E SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN SWELL BUILDING FROM E. .FRI THROUGH SUN...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 23N E OF 69W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WATERS E OF 71W...SPREADING W OVER ALL EXPOSED WATERS E OF 80W. ELSEWHERE E OF 76W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF BAHAMA ISLANDS WITH N SWELL TO 8 FT W OF GRAND BAHAMA BY SUN. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 175 NM OF IGOR. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN N SWELL HIGHEST S OF BERMUDA. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT HIGHER IN EXPOSED BAHAMA PASSAGES. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER NELSON